FEDERATE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

federate

verb

ˈfe-də-ˌrāt

Definition of federate

as in to cooperate

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Recent Examples of federate Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play. — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon. — PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025 The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community, as well as national organizations. — Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for federate

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The scandal surrounding the prosecution was heightened by his father’s attempt to stop his relatives from cooperating with authorities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Farm Adventures is based in Iredell County and books events in surrounding communities, and officials say the owner has been cooperating with the investigation.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cooperate

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Data center backlash is also uniting people from across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
At home several center-right parties initially declined to join his coalition, illustrating the challenge of uniting the broader Brazilian right behind his candidacy.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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Ramya collaborated with Lotus Bloom and her friend Sandy Gill to customize a Papa Don’t Preach lehenga.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
The pair collaborated on the track for the band’s third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, and last performed it together in 2020 during a live performance recorded on the rooftop of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

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